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  2. NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring host credentials
  5. About configuring Snapshot Management server in NetBackup
  6. Registering a Snapshot Manager server in NetBackup
NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Registering a Snapshot Manager server in NetBackup

To register a Snapshot Manager server as snapshot management server in NetBackup you need to add the credentials of the Snapshot Manager server. It is recommended that you add, update, or delete the Snapshot Manager server from NetBackup.

To register the Snapshot Manager server

  1. Log on to the NetBackup Administration Console.
  2. In the left navigation pane, go to Media and Device Management > Credentials > Snapshot Management Server.

    The Snapshot Server Management pane is displayed.

  3. Select Actions > New > New Snapshot Server.
  4. Enter the snapshot server host name and click OK.

    Note:

    The host name address must be DNS resolvable. Also, IP address is not supported for Snapshot Manager server name as an input.

  5. (Optional) Select the Connect using Port number check box, if you want to connect using a specific port.
  6. Click Validate Server to retrieve the CA certificate of the snapshot server.
  7. Verify the CA fingerprint and click Yes.
  8. Enter the Snapshot Manager server user name and password.
  9. Click OK.

    A success message is displayed.

  10. Click OK.

    The registered Snapshot Manager server is displayed under the Snapshot Management Servers table.

To update the Snapshot Manager server credentials

  1. Log on to the NetBackup Administration Console.
  2. In the left navigation pane, go to Media and Device Management > Credentials > Snapshot Management Server.

    The Snapshot Server Management pane is displayed.

  3. In the Host Name column, right-click on the server you want to update.
  4. In the menu, click Change.
  5. In the Change Snapshot Manager server dialog box, update the credentials.
  6. Enter the Snapshot Manager server user name and password.
  7. Select the cloud providers you want to associate with the Snapshot Manager server.

    For on-premises deployment, select None.

    Note:

    You can associate multiple providers with a server, but you cannot associate multiple servers with the same provider.

  8. Click OK.

    A success message is displayed.

  9. Click OK

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